Viking Professional Blender

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The Viking Professional Blender looks so professional, you may never want to store it underneath your counter. It earned mostly mediocre scores in our performance tests, and GHRI testers found it wasn't particularly sturdy. In stainless gray.

Manufacturer's warranty: Full one year.

Reviewed: July 2010

Price When Reviewed: $165

Pros

Good at making smoothies

Good at grinding coffee beans

The jar can be positioned so it's easy to use whether you're right- or left-handed

There's one very large easy-to-turn dial to control the speeds

The jar and lid are dishwasher-safe (but the blades must be cleaned by hand)

Cons

To prevent the jar from rotating as it blends, the blade assembly needs to be tightened to the base